From The Rooftops
And a very good morning to you. It is 28th of February, Monday morning, the year 2022. And this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
“Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.”
Matthew 10:27
This is not a time for you and me to be quiet. We need to be more vocal now about our faith than ever before. Jesus has told us, today, that we need to shout it literally from the rooftops. Like never before in the history of the world, people need the Lord.
What with full-scale war looming in Russia we need to understand the times in which we are living. Disease and viruses paralyzing the whole world - People need the Lord! In John 16:33 the Lord says very clearly:
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Jesus is never caught by surprise. He knew all this was going to happen 2000 years ago. We need to speak it out in the workplace, in schools, hospitals, on the farm and in the aeroplane. People are asking questions. It is time to tell them about a friend who will never leave them nor forsake them.
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”Hebrews 13:6
I was preaching down in the Eastern Cape, many years ago, to a group of farmers. At the interval, I walked into the bathroom and an old gentleman walked in behind me and he said to me: “Son…” I said, “Yes, sir.”
“When you preach, you don’t have to sweat so much.”
“Aah,” I said, “Sir, you haven’t seen anything yet! Wait for the second half!”
A couple of days ago, I had the privilege of speaking at a memorial service in Pietermaritzburg, it was a wonderful occasion. A man of God went home to be with Jesus. As the service ended I was walking back out of the conference centre when a gentleman came up and said, “Angus, many years ago I was working on the railways and I was fixing the railways on the top of the hill next to your farm. I am talking about 3 or 4 km away and you know, when you started preaching, we could hear you clearly. I told all the workers to sit down next to the railway line and we heard the full message.”
This is a time to tell people about Jesus. Dwight Eisenhower, former President of the United States of America, on his deathbed, Billy Graham was there and he wanted reassurance of his salvation saying: “Billy, tell me about Jesus.” This is the time to tell people about the Saviour of the world.
Have a wonderful day and shout it from the rooftops.
Jesus bless you and goodbye.